Migration and Passport Office Liechtenstein

Migration and Passport Office, Legal Division

Städtle 38

9490 Vaduz

Liechtenstein

Enforcement of immigration legislation data (EIL statistics) contain statistical information based on Article 5 and 7 of the Regulation (EC) No 862/2007 as amended by the Regulation (EU) 2020/851 with reference to third-country nationals:

• refused entry at the external border,
• found to be illegally present,
• ordered to leave,
• returned following an order to leave.

See table 3.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.

Migration and asylum – Enforcement of Immigration Legislation statistics

See table 3.4. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.

Number of persons.

See table 3.6. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.

Liechtenstein

See table 3.8. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.

Not applicable.

Number of persons.

Calendar quarter and calendar year.

Regulation 862/2007

Data is collected by Migration and Passport Office. Migration and Passport Office compiles EIL Statistics and creates CSV Files. Migration and Passport Office sends CSV Files to Liechtenstein Office of Statistics. Office of Statistics uploads the CSV Files via EDAMIS.

National data protection law is applied: https://www.gesetze.li/konso/2018272000?search_text=dsg&search_loc=abk_list&lrnr=&lgblid_von=&observe_date=26.03.2024

Employees are obliged to maintain confidentiality about official matters which, by their nature or in accordance with special regulations, must be kept secret. This obligation remains in force even after termination of the employment relationship (Art. 38 of the State Personnel Act).

No publication at national level.

No publication at national level.

No publication at national level.

No publication at national level.

No publication at national level.

No publication at national level.

No publication at national level.

No publication at national level.

Not applicable.

No publication at national level.

No publication at national level.

Not applicable.

Only guidelines and information provided by Eurostat are used.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Due to small number of cases and full application of methodological standards and guidelines provided by Eurostat, quality of data is assured.

Due to small quantity of data (low number of return cases) no data quality issues.

Data only used for reporting to Eurostat and Frontex.

Data only used for reporting to Eurostat and Frontex.

See table 12.3. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.

Not applicable.

No random or systematic errors identified.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

No coverage, measurement, non-response, processing and model assumption errors identified.

See table 13.3.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

No measurement error identified.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

No processing errors identified.

Not applicable.

In general, data is  provided within the set time frame.

Not applicable.

Not applicable.

See table 14.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.

Not applicable.

Data is collected according to the guidelines and therefore geographically comparable with other countries.

Not applicable.

See table 15.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.

Not applicable.

See table 15.3. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.

Annual and subannual statistics are coherent.

Not applicable.

Statistics are internally consistent.

On average 2 days of work per year performed by 1 person.

Not applicable.

See table 17.2. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.

Not applicable.

See table 18.1. in annex ‘Quality report tables EIL 2023’.

Continous data collection.

Information provided by national police, Swiss Border Guard Corps and Migration and Passport Office. All data is systematically collected by Migration and Passport Office.

Due to small number of cases it ist possible to validate all reported data using the corresponding individual case file.

Not applicable. No operations as described performed on data.

Not applicable.

Adjustements are implemented immediately when necessary. E.g. in case of introducing new interational standards or in case of data quality issues..

No statistical technique applied.

Liechtenstein does not have an external border, therefore some data categories are not applicable. Due to the small number of cases, data collection has full coverage and information is highly accurate.